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Warriors bring back Marreese Speights for next season

OAKLAND – The Warriors exercised the $3.8 million team option on the contract of big man Marreese Speights for next season after he made contributions off the bench during the championship run.

Speights, 27, was the team’s fourth-leading scorer as he averaged a career-high 10.4 points per game in 76 regular-season games. Earning the nickname “Mo Buckets,” Speights led the bench in scoring 31 times.

The 6-foot-10 Speights also averaged 4.3 rebounds and drew 29 charges for the second-most in the NBA. He capably played the power forward and center positions while scoring in bunches despite averaging only 15.